Samuel Youd, who died yesterday at age 89, was better known under the name John Christopher, one of several pseudonyms. And under that name, he was best known for creating the fearsome Tripods, alien invaders who enslave the human race with the mind-controlling "cap." Christopher's Tripod trilogy is a wonderful… »2/07/12 10:45am 2/07/12 10:45am

Pushing Daisies' Bryan Fuller is rumored to be adapting John Christopher's novel The Lotus Caves for Syfy. No word whether it's a miniseries or ongoing series, but we'd love to see Fuller's take on a futuristic Moon colony. [Entertainment Weekly] »8/16/10 9:30am 8/16/10 9:30am